Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients.
| Aspirin+clopidogrel n=35 (%) |
Aspirin n=9 (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 71.34 ± 6.6 | 70.7 ± 12.3 | 0.82 |
| Male | 25 (71.4) | 7 (77.8) | 0.25 |
|
Comorbidities Diabetes Hypertension Dyslipidemia (previous statin use) Ischemic cardiac disease Previous stroke |
14 (40.0) 32 (91.4) 19 (54.2) 6 (17.1) 8 (22.8) |
2 (22.2) 8 (88.9) 4 (44.4) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2) |
0.23 0.89 0.39 0.76 0.78 |
| Smoking history | 21 (60.0) | 5 (55.6) | 0.45 |
| Symptomatic TIA Stroke CEA within 2 weeks of the qualifying event |
27 (77.1) 14 (40.0) 14 (40.0) 14 (40.0) |
7 (77.7) 3 (37.5) 4 (44.4) 6 (66.6) |
0.61 0.41 0.53 0.09 |
| Recurrent Stroke or TIA | 0 | 0 | - |
| Major bleeding (CNS, surgical zone, GIT) Death |
0 0 |
0 0 |
- - |
TIA: transient ischemic attack, CEA: carotid endarterectomy, CNS: central nervous system, GIT: gastrointestinal tract